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Indentify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for
the sentence to be correct.
 EXERCISE 1
1. The earth is the only planet with a large number of oxygen in its atmosphere.
A
B
C
D
2. Venus approaches the Earth more closely than any other planet is.
A
B
C
D
3. Robert Frost was not well known as a poet until he reached the forties.
A B
C
D
4. The amounts of oxygen and nitrogen in the air almost always remain stable, but the
A
B
amount of water vapor vary considerably.
C
D
5. The American frontiersman, politician, and soldier Davy Crockett is one of the
A
most popular of American hero.
B
C
D
6. A five-thousand-dollars reward was offered for the capture of the escaped
A
B
C
D
criminals.
7. A desert area that has been without water for six years will still bloom when rain
A
B
C
will come.
D
8. The word “shore” can be used rather of “coast” to mean the land bodering the sea.
A
B
C
D
9. Alfafia is a nutrious crop rich in proteins, minerals, and with vitamins.
A
B
C
D
10. The deadbolt is the best lock for entry doors because it is not only inexpensive but
A
B
C
installation is easy.
D
 EXERCISE 2
1. Average family size has increased from the Victorian era.
A
B
C
D
2. They prefer to stay in their home country because family ties.
A B
C
D
3. In 1892, the first long-distance telephone line between Chicago and New York was
A
B
formally opening.
C
D
4. Dietitians urge people to eat a banana a day to get potassium enough in their diet.
A
B
C
D
5. Woody Guthrie has written thousands of songs during her lifetime, many of which
A
B
C
D
became classic folk songs.
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6. The development of transistors made possible it to reduce the size of many
A
B
C
electronic devices.
D
7. My father is a good family man, completely devoted for his wife and kids.
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B
C
D
8. The bus was plenty of people who had spent many a happy hour in the stores doing
A
B
their Christmas shopping.
D
9. Weather and geography conditions may determine the type of transportation used
A
B
C
D
in a region.
10. When you talk to the old man, please remember to speak out as he’s hard of
A
B
C
D
hearing.
 EXERCISE 3
1. She is among the few who wants to quit smoking instead of cutting down.
A
B
C
D
2. Doctors have always recommended that a person with a cold must drink fluids,
A
B
such as juice or water to prevent the loss of water in his/ her body.
C
D
3. Alike light waves, microwaves may be reflected and concentrated.
A
B
C
D
4. We felt asleep at the meeting because the speaker had such a monotonous voice.
A B
C
D
5. One-cent coins issued in the United States in 1982 was 96 percent zinc.
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B
C
D
6. It is important that you turned off the heater every morning before you leave for
A
B
C
D
class.
7. The children had such difficult time when they began school in their new
A
B
neighbourhood that their parents decided never to move again.
C
D
8. Those who had already purchased tickets were instructed to go to gate first
A
B
C
immediately.
D
9. The lion has long been a symbol of strength, power, and it is very cruel.
A
B
C
D
10. Nobody had known before the presentation that Sue and her sister will receive the
A
B
C
D
awards for outstanding scholarships.
 EXERCISE 4
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1. During the Middle Ages, handwriting notices kept groups of nobles informed of
A
B
C
D
important events.
2. Tenant farmers are those they either rent a farm and work it for themselves or work
A
B
C
the farm for the owner and receive payment.
D
3. Slightly over half of the population of El Paso, Texas, says both English and
A
B
C
D
Spanish.
4. American manufactures depend on ocean shipping for most of trade with other
A
B
C
countries.
D
5. Approximately one-third of all persons involved in adult education programs in
A
B
1970 were enrolled in occupational education course.
C
D
6. Natural adhesives are primarily of animals or vegetable origin.
A
B
C
D
7. Life insurance, before available only to young, healthy persons, can now be
A
B
obtained for old people and even for pets.
C
D
8. It is estimated that a scientific principle has a life expectancy of approximately a
A
B
decade before it drastically revised or replaced by newer information.
C
D
9. A largely percentage of Canadian export business is with the United States.
A
B
C D
10. Some studies show that young babies prefer the smell of milk to those of other
A
B
C
liquids.
D
 EXERCISE 5
1. I’d like to see him in my office the moment he will arrive.
A
B
C
D
2. Each of the beautiful cars in the shop was quickly sold to their owner.
A
B
C
D
3. It was a six-hours journey; we were completely exhausted when we arrived.
A
B
C
D
4. Professor Jones said that a good way to improve your language are
A
B
C
learning to practise it frequently.
D
5. Being that he was a good swimmer, John managed to rescue the child.
A
B
C
D
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6. Many people have found the monotonous buzzing of the vuvuzela in the 2010A
B
C
World-Cup matches so annoyed.
D
7. The team leader demanded from his team members a serious attitude towards
A
B
C
work, good team spirit, and that they work hard.
D
8. In my judgment, I think Hem is the best physicist among the scientists of the SEA
A
B
C
D
region.
9. After analyzing the steep rise in profits according to your report, it was convinced
A
B
C
that your analyses were correct.
D
10. The woman of whom the red car is parked in front of the bank is a famous pop
A
B
C
D
star.
 EXERCISE 6
1. Even though the extremely bad weather in the mountains, the climbers decided not
A
B
to cancel their climb.
C
D
2. The media have produced live covering of Michael Jackson’s fans around the
A
B
C
world mourning for him.
D
3. Found in the 12th century, Oxford University ranks among the world’s
A
B
C
oldest universities.
D
4. Although smokers are aware that smoking is harmful to their health, they can’t get
A
B
C
rid it.
D
5. Bill was about average in performance in comparison with other students in his
A
B
C
D
class.
6. The original World Cup trophy was given permanent to Brazil to honour that
A
B
C
country’s record third world cup title in Mexico in 1970.
D
7. In very early times, people around the fire were entertained by storytellers with
A
B
C
stories of heroes’ wonderful actions and victory.
D
8. When I got home, Irene was lying in bed thinking about what a wonderful
A
B
C
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time she’s had.
D
9. Shortly before the Allied invasion of Normandy, Ernest Hemingway has gone to
A
B
C
London as a war correspondent for Colliers.
D
10. It is time the government helped the unemployment to find some jobs.
A
B
C
D
 EXERCISE 7
1. Nora hardly never misses an opportunity to play in the tennis tournaments.
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B
C
D
2. My mother doesn’t care how much does the washing machine cost because she is
A
B
C
going to buy it anyway.
D
3. Due of the government’s policy, some farming areas have been abandoned.
A
B
C
D
4. The British national anthem, calling “God Save the Queen”, was a traditional song
A
B
C
D
in the 18th century.
5. Helen likes to listen to music, to go to the cinema, to chat on the phone and going
A
B
C
D
shopping.
6. Both Mr. and Mrs. Smith are explaining the children the rules of the game.
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B
C
D
7. You can enjoy a sport without joining in a club or belonging to a team.
A
B
C
D
8. Unlike many writings of her time, she was not preoccupied with morality.
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B
C
D
9. A child of noble birth, his name was famous among the children in that school.
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B
C
D
10. Folk artists have few or no formal art training.
A
B C
D
 EXERCISE 8
1. Higher education is very importance to nationnal economies, and it is also a source
A
B
of trained and educated personnel for the whole country.
C
D
2. We are working, that means that we are contributing goods and services to our
A
B
C
D
society.
3. Reading can not make your life longer, but reading really makes your life more
A
B
C
thicker.
D
4. One of the best ways to encourage your children to read are to provide interesting
A
B
C
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titles for them to enjoy.
D
5. When he was young he is used to drinking a lot.
A
B
C
D
6. Most greetings cards are folding and have a picture on the front and a message
A
B
C
inside.
D
7. Aloha is a Hawaiian word meaning ‘love’, that can be used to say hello or
A
B
C
D
goodbye.
8. The Oxford English Dictionary is well known for including many different
A
B
meanings of words and to give real examples.
C
D
9. When you are writing or speaking English it is important to use language that
A
B
C
includes both men and women equally the same.
D
10. It was disappointing that almost of the guests left the wedding too early.
A
B
C
D
 EXERCISE 9
1. The root of the trees allow the water to go into the soil, that gradually releases it to
A
B
C
flow down rivers.
D
2. I get quite depressed when I think about the damage we are making to the
A
B
C
D
environment.
3. Alike oxygen, which is chemically changed by our bodies into carbon dioxide,
A
B
nitrogen is merely exhaled back into the air.
C
D
4. I think she will be suitable for the work because she has been working like a
A
B
C
D
teacher for a long time.
5. Passengers are required to arrive to the gate fifteen minutes before departure time.
A
B
C
D
6. Please remain in your assign seats until the instructor dismisses the class.
A
B
C
D
7. Employees who haven't seen the new regulations often ask for unnecessary
A
B
questions; instead they should ask for a copy of the regulations and read them.
C
D
8. Even you are unsure of the standard procedures in any situation, please don't
A
B
C
hesitate to consult with your supervising manager.
D
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9. We have always believed that honesty is best policy in personal as well as
A
B
C
professional matters.
D
10. The nutritionist told him to avoid eating lots of carbohydrates, focus having more
A
B
protein-rich foods and green vegetables, and drink at least eight glasses of water a
C
D
day.
 EXERCISE 10
1. Monrovian conducted the orchestra gracefully and with style to the delight of his
A
B
C
appreciative audience.
D
2. Students should be encouraged to discuss critically about the information that they
A
B
C
are given.
D
3. The package containing books and records were delivered last week.
A
B
C
D
4. Psychological experiment indicate that people remember more math problems that
A
they can’t solve than those they are able to solve.
B
C
D
5. Studying the science of logic is one way to cultivate one’s reason skills.
A
B
C
D
6. The reason he wants to take a leaving of absence is that he needs a complete rest.
A
B
C
D
7. His boss has asked him to respond immediately this fax.
A
B
C
D
8. It is the writing English that causes difficulties to foreigners.
A
B
C
D
9. The diameter of the Sun is more than one hundred times greater than the Earth.
A
B
C
D
10. Foreign students who are doing a decision about which school to attend may not
A
B
C
know exactly where the choices are located.
D
 EXERCISE 11
1. Wealthy people have always desired and wear precious stones because their beauty
A
B
C
is lasting.
D
2. The tongue is the principle organ of taste, and is crucial for chewing, swallowed,
A
B
C
D
and speaking.
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3. Some conifers, that is, tree that have cones, are able to thrive on poor, thin soil.
A
B
C
D
4. Rice, which it still forms the staple diet of much of the world’s population, grows
A
B
C
best in hot, wet land.
D
5. You should know by now that I cannot stand it when my steak is not cooked
A
B
C
properly as I always have mine well-made.
D
6. Lack of animal protein in the human diet is a serious cause of the malnutrion.
A
B
C
D
7. Neither of the scout leaders know how to trap wild animals or how to prepare them
A
B
C
for mounting.
D
8. I didn’t mean offending her, but she took my comments amiss and now will not
A
B
C
talk to me.
D
9. Although pure diamond is colorless and transparent, when contaminated with other
A
B
minerals it may appear in various color, ranging from pastel to opaque black.
C
D
10. Animals and man use the energy finding in food to operate their body and muscles.
A
B
C
D
 EXERCISE 12
1. Marta being chosen as the most outstanding student of her campus made her
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
A
B
C
D
parents very happy.
Some jellyfish make daily journeys from deep water to the surface and back, while
A
B
C
others migrate horizontal.
D
Cosmic distance is measured on light-years.
A
B
C
D
The federal government recommends that all expectant women will not only
A
B
C
refrain from smoking but also avoid places where other people smoke.
D
It took the mayor over an hour explanation to the other members of the board why
A
B
C
he had missed the last meeting.
D
If the project is finished on time, the federal government won't award the company
A
B
C
further contracts.
D
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7. Did they tell you that has in our town an excellent beach less than a mile from the
A
B
campus?
8. The coal is the world's most abundant fossil fuel.
A
B
C
D
9. In the stock market, the fluctuations in Standard and Poor's 500 Index does not
A
B
always conform to Dow Jones Averages.
C
D
10. Hardly he had entered the office when he realized that he had forgotten his wallet.
A
B
C
D
 EXERCISE 13
1. Mrs. Stevens, along with her cousins from New Mexico, are planning to attend the
A
B
C
D
festivities.
2. Modern transportation can speed a doctor to the side of a sick person, even if the
A
B
C
patient lives on an isolating farm.
D
3. Regarding as one of the leading figures in the development of the short story,
A
B
C
O. Henry is the author of many well - known American favorites.
D
4. The better you are at English, more chance you have to get a job with international
A
B
C
D
organizations.
5. When her dog died, she cried very hardly for half an hour.
A
B
C
D
6. The Americans are much more concerned than the Chinese with physical attractive
A
B
C
when choosing a wifre or a husband.
D
7. Fannie Farmer, an educator and cooking expert, she wrote the first distinctively
A
B
C
D
American cookbook.
8. A large number of Indian men agrees that it is unwise to confide in their wives.
A
B
C
D
9. The black walnut tree is grown principally for its lumber, which is used for
A
B
C
cabinets and furnitures.
D
10. A basic knowledge of social studies, such as history and geography, is considering
A
B
C
a basic part of the education of every child.
D
 EXERCISE 14
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1. While the teacher was explaining the sum on the blackboard, the children threw
A
B
C
paper aeroplanes around the classroom.
D
2. Small town newspapers often urge readers to make business with local merchants.
A
B
C
D
3. During a depression, economic conditions are far worst than they are during a
A
B
C D
recession.
4. Some people enjoy preparing their own meals while another would rather eat out
A
B
C
regularly.
D
5. During first ten years of the space Age, which began in 1957, more than 500
A
B
C
aftificial satellites were rocketed into orbit around the Earth.
D
6. This is the first time Janet has taken so difficult class, but she plans to complete it.
A
B
C
D
7. There are probably around 3,000 languages speaking in the world.
A
B
C
D
8. Political science, alike the other social sciences, is not an exact science.
A
B
C
D
9. About 8,000 years ago, people began using animals to carry themselves and their
A
B
C
D
belongings.
10. It takes over four years for light from the nearest star reaching the earth.
A
B
C
D
 EXERCISE 15
1. It was the invent of the hand-held electronic calculator that provided the original
A
B
C
technology for the present generation of small but powerful computers.
D
2. Alike other forms of energy, natural gas may be used to heat homes, cook food,
A
B
C
and even run automobiles.
D
3. The more the relative humidity reading rises, the worst the heat affects us.
A
B
C
D
4. Queen Elizabeth prefers have her jewels left in their original setting.
A
B
C
D
5. Of the two sisters, Linda is beautiful.
A B
C
D
6. The doctor will be giving you a lot of information; if you have questions about
A
B
C
them, let us know.
D
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7. Some members of the committee were opposed to use the club members’ money to
A
B
C
redecorate the meeting hall.
D
8. The report that Mark wrote on the mating behavior of the bees in this area was
A
B
definitely better than Bob.
C
D
9. Our supervisor finally noticed that it was we, Caroline and me, who always turned
A B
C
in our reports on time.
D
10. In order for conservation the mineral, we must cut waste and recycle the metal in
A
B
C
discarded products.
D
 EXERCISE 16
1. She is no longer young to enter a beautiful contest.
A
B
C
D
2. Supposed that you failed your driving test, would you take it again?
A
B
C
D
3. I hadn’t understood his directions. However, I asked him to repeat what he’d said.
A
B
C
D
4. Although there were a lot of opposition initially, many people now accept that
A
B
C
infertile couples have the right to medical help.
D
5. With the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web, businessmen do
A
B
not hardly have as much traveling as they used to.
C
D
6. In order to do a profit, the new leisure centre needs at least 2000 visitors a month.
A
B
C
D
7. What I told her a few days ago were not the solutions to most of her problems.
A
B
C
D
8. Dams are used to control flooding, provide water for irrigation and generating
A
B
C
electricity for the surrounding area.
D
9. Traditionally, the flag is risen in the morning and then taken down at night.
A
B
C
D
10. She asked why did Mathew look so embarrassed when he saw Carole.
A
B
C
D
 EXERCISE 17
1. The doctor’s records must be kept thorough and neatly, so as to insure good bookA
B
C
D
keeping.
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2. Rabbits and hares look much like and are often mistaken for each other.
A
B
C
D
3. As every other nation, the United States used to define its unit of currency, the
A
B
C
D
dollars, im terms of the gold standard.
4. In the United States among 60 percent of the space on the pages of newspapers is
A
B
reserved for advertising.
C
D
5. Fossils of plant that have been extinct for fity million years have been found in
A
B
C
large deposits of amber near the Baltic Sea.
D
6. Bone and ivory needles found at archaeological sites indicate that clothes have
A
B
C
been sewn for some 17,000 years ago.
D
7. The sun seems to have been formed when the universe was already 10 billion
A
B
C
years.
D
8. Though artist Tatun was totally blind in one eye and had only slight vision in
A
B
another, he became an internationally renowned jazz musician.
C
D
9. Some people think that the desire to wear sunglasses are more a need to impress
A
B
than to protect the eyes.
C
D
10. The scientific method consists of forming hypotheses, collect data, and testing
A
B
C
results.
D
 EXERCISE 18
1. Although there are approximately 120 intensive language institutes in the United
A
B
C
States in 1970, there are more than three times as many now.
D
2. Cartographers did not make an accurate map because the political situation in the
area changes so rapidly that they were not able to draw the boundaries correctly.
A
B
C
D
3. This year designers are showing very bright colors and styles that were worn closer
A
B
to the body than those shown last year.
C
D
4. Everyone who saw Star Wars said that it is one of the best science fiction movies
A
B
C
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that had ever been released.
D
5. Before he retired last April, Mr. Thompson is working as foreign student advisor
A
B
C
for thirty years at Community College.
D
6. The secretary thought that she will have to wait until tomorrow to send the letters
A
B
because the mail had already gone, but her boss suggested that she take them to the
C
D
post office instead.
7. Although Emily Dickinson publishes only three of her verses before she died,
A
B
today there are more than one thousand of her poems printed in many important
C
D
collection.
8. Between one thing and another, Anna does not get through with her term paper last
A
B
C
D
Friday.
9. Dew usually disappeared by seven o'clock in the morning when the sun comes up.
A
B
C
D
10. She was among the few who want to quit smoking instead of cutting down.
A
B C
D
 EXERCISE 19
1. Part of the sunlight that strikes the Earth is reflected into the sky, and a rest is
A
B
C
absorbed by the ground.
D
2. It seemed as if I hadn’t scarcely done anything worthwhile with my time, for I
A
B
C
D
failed three courses.
3. The office manager insists that his staff use all of its vacation time, but he hardly
A B
C
never takes a vacation himself.
D
4. Together Rogers and Hammerstein wrote nine musicals, the first of whose was
A
B
C
D
Oklahoma [1943].
5. Electric streetlights have been first used in 1879 and soon replaced gas-burning
A
B
C
D
lamps.
6. To become a skilled photograph, a person should have both manual dexterity and a
A
B
C
good eye for detail.
D
7. For centuries, music have played acoustical guitars, which produce sound from the
A
B
C
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vibration of the strings.
D
8. For a long time cotton ranked first between Alabama’s crops, but today it accounts
A
B
C
for only a fraction of the agricultural production.
D
9. The basic law of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are taught to all
A
B
C
elementary school students.
D
10. Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are one of America’s national
A
B
C
treasures.
D
 EXERCISE 20
1. On October 19, 1781, Cornwallis surrenders his army to General Washington, a
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B
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gesture that signaled the end of the Revolutionary War.
D
2. The price of coffee is low last month, but everyone knows that it is going to go up
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B
C
D
this month.
3. In a special report last year, Dan Rather said that the crime rate is increasing in
A
spite of community and government programs aimed at providing education and
B
C
employment opportunities for first offenders.
D
4. Dr. Alvarez was displeased because the student had turned in an unacceptable
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B
report, so he made him to rewrite it.
C
D
5. The fruit and vegetables at the Shop Mart are always very fresh because they were
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B
C
shipped in every day from the local farm markets.
D
6. The maid does not finish cleaning the rooms at College Dormitory yesterday
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B
because she had to help scrub the floors in the kitchen and the cafeteria.
C
D
7. It is necessary to put a return address that included your name, street number, city,
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B
C
state, and zip code on all correspondence.
D
8. If one does not have respect for himself, you cannot expect others to respect him.
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B
C
D
9. The governor, with his wife and children, are at home watching the election returns
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on television.
D
10. Those of us who belong to the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs
A
should have their memberships renewed in September.
B
C
D
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1. Seahorses spend much of their time clung with their tails to underwater plants.
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B
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D
2. A great aviation pioneer, Amelia Earhart was already famous when she sets out on
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B
C
her ill-fated attempt to circle the globe in 1937.
D
3. Most animals cannot recognize their reflection in a mirror themselves; they usually
A
B
react as if confronted by another member of their species.
C
D
4. Parks which are found in downtown areas where office workers and store
A
employees can enjoy their lunch hours sitting on the green grass in clean, fresh air.
B
C
D
5. The Earth travels at a high rate of speed around Sun.
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B C
D
6. All the blood in the body passes through the heart as least twice the minute.
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B
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D
7. In 1866 to 1833, the bison population in North America was reduced from an
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B
estimated 13 million to a few hundred.
C
D
8. Lunar eclipses happen only if the Moon is full, but they do not occur at an every
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B
C
D
full Moon.
9. The dentistry is a branch of medicine that has developed very dramatically in the
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B
C
D
last twenty years.
10. He was stopped each dozen yards by friends who wanted to congratulate him.
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B
C
D
 EXERCISE 22
1. Ultraviolet rays are invisible to humans, and ants and honeybees are sensitive to
A
B
C
D
them.
2. The world would look eerie different if human eyes were sensitive to infrared
A
B
C
D
radiation.
3. For centuries the aromatic spices of the Far East has been in demand by the people
A
B
C
D
of the East and West.
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4. The biggest single hobby in America, the one that Americans spend most time,
A
B
C
D
energy and money, is gardening.
5. Because oak trees are highly resistant of storm damage, they usually live a long
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B
C
D
time.
6. In the early ninteenth century, some Europeans were very impressed by the
A
B
increase of population, territory, and wealth of the United States.
C
D
7. After all, it was only the dinosaurs that have been disappeared, not the whole of
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B
C
D
animal life.
8. A paragraph is a portion of a text consists of one or more sentences related to the
A
B
C
D
same idea.
9. Laminated safety glass is produced with combining alternate layers of flat glass
A
B
C
D
and plastic.
10. In most states insurance agents must pass an examination to be licensed when they
A
B
C
will complete their training.
D
 EXERCISE 23
1. In famous experiment conducted at the university of Chicago in 1983, rats kept
A
B
from sleeping died after two and a half weeks.
C
D
2. One of the essential features of the modern skyscraper is being the evelator.
A
B
C
D
3. The Pulitzer Prize has became the most chrished and sought after annual award for
A
B
quality works in the field of journalism and literature.
C
D
4. None two butterflies have exactly the same design on their wings.
A
B
C
D
5. Because early balloons were at the mercy of shifting winds, they are not considered
A
B
C
a practical means of transportation until the 1850s.
D
6. The idea of a submarine is an old ancient one, dating from as early as the fifteenth
A
B
C
century when Drebbel and Da Vinci made preliminary drawings.
D
7. More than 80 percent of labors at the construction site are temporary workers.
A
B
C
D
8. Astronomers do not know how many galaxies there are, but it is thought that there
A
B
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is millions or perhaps billions.
C
D
9. The Otis Elevator company is now the largest elevator company on earth, with its
A
B
C
66,000 employees in 1,700 difference offices.
D
10. Through the years, scientists have developed smaller but increasingly more
A
B
C
powerful batteries for the growing number of portable electrical device.
D
 EXERCISE 24
1. With the ability destroy the earth with a stone no bigger than a shopping centre,
A
B
C
asteroids pose a serious threat to our future.
D
2. Only the inner core of many tropical rainforest trees is hauled away by loggers,
A
B
C
which they use it to make planks and chopsticks in Japan.
D
3. Compared with another spiders, tarantulas actually have very little poison, and
A
B
C
some have no poison at all.
D
4. Fruit and vegetable juices are high in concentrated nutrients, which they are ideal
A
B
for keeping your immunity high and fighting off colds.
C
D
5. In many cities, unless you travel late at night, or in the wee early hours of the
A
B
morning, there are not means of avoiding a traffic jam.
C
D
6. Many silversmiths flocked to the bigger cities in America during the 1800s, which
A
B
they found a growing merchant class ready to buy their wares.
C
D
7. Too much exposure to UV radiation can cause a various of skin cancers and
A
destroy tiny plants at the beginning of the food chain.
B
C
D
8. The reason automobiles travel on left side in Japan has little to do with Britain and
A
B
a lot to do with the way ancient soldiers used to carry their swords.
C
D
9. Species like snakes, lizards, coyotes, squirrels, and jack rabbits seems to exist quite
A
B
C
happily in the desert.
D
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10. The guide told the tourists that it was a good restaurant specializing in seafood just
A
B
C
round the corner from the museum.
D
 EXERCISE 25
1. Eli Whitney, born in Westborough, Massachusetts in 1765, was always interested
A
in machines, working in his father’s shop, taking apart a watch and putting them
B
C
D
back together.
2. A group of scientists in Germany found that beetles can accurately measure with its
A
B
C
eyes the speed of a moving background.
D
3. A laser is the only device which aim coherent light at an object in a safe and
A
B
C
reliable way.
D
4. A great myth has arisen over the years that Columbus was unaware the earth was a
A
circular, when in fact all navigators of the time knew it was.
B
C
D
5. After the civil war, a wave of new immigrants in the United States arrived,
A
B
C
included Italy, Spain, Greece, Poland, Russia, and China.
D
6. The Nobel Prize for Physics is one of the six prizes awarded annually by the Nobel
A
B
foundation for outstanding achievement in the field for Physics.
C
D
7. To reach a target of spending a billion dollars in a lifetime, a human being would
A
B
C
have to spend money at rate of more than 50,000 dollars per day.
D
8. In electronical, echo is a reflective wave received by a radar or radio.
A
B
C
D
9. Although jogging is a good way to lose weight and improve one’s physical
A
condition, most doctors recommend that the potential jogger begin in a correct
B
C
manner by getting a complete checkup.
D
10. The Greek historian Herodotus reported that one hundred thousand men are
A
employed for twenty years to build the Great Pyramid at Gizeh.
B
C
D
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